Nothing came easy for No. 4 Alabama at South Carolina, but the Crimson Tide persevered and came away with its first SEC sweep of the season.

For the third straight day, Alabama fell behind but ultimately came out on top, holding off the Gamecocks on Sunday, 7-6.

Senior leftfielder Kayla Braud led the Crimson Tide at the plate, going 3-for-5 with three RBIs. She knocked in Alabama's first two runs with a game-tying, two-run single in the fourth inning. She came around to score with Leona Lafaele on a South Carolina throwing error to put Alabama ahead, 4-2.

Alabama (26-3, 4-2 SEC) added three more runs in the fifth, as pitcher Jackie Traina hit her seventh home run of the season, Chaunsey Bell plated Jadyn Spencer with an RBI single and another Braud RBI single staked the Crimson Tide to a 7-2 lead.

It almost wasn't enough.

Traina was chased after she surrendered the first run in what turned out to be a three-run South Carolina sixth inning. Reliever Leslie Jury found trouble in the seventh when she allowed another run and put the tying run on second base, but Traina had her back. She re-entered the game and promptly struck out Ashlyn Masters to end it.

The win was Traina's 12th of the season.

Alabama hosts Georgia State on Wednesday before a weekend series against Auburn at Rhoads Stadium.